"Equipment Failure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Failure of equipment to perform to standard. The failure may be due to defects or improper use.
| Descriptor ID |
D004868
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.325
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| Concept/Terms |
Equipment Failure- Equipment Failure
- Equipment Failures
- Failures, Equipment
- Failure, Equipment
Device Failure- Device Failure
- Device Failures
- Failure, Device
- Failures, Device
- Malfunction, Equipment
- Equipment Malfunction
- Equipment Malfunctions
- Malfunctions, Equipment
Misuse, Equipment- Misuse, Equipment
- Equipment Misuse
- Equipment Misuses
- Misuses, Equipment
Medical Device Failure- Medical Device Failure
- Failures, Medical Device
- Failure, Medical Device
- Device Failure, Medical
- Device Failures, Medical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Equipment Failure" by people in Profiles.
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Gobeil K, Kadado AJ, Gardner M, Motta J, Chalhoub F. A novel simple and safe approach to frozen pacemaker leads. Heart Rhythm. 2023 02; 20(2):311-312.
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Sarani B, Allen R, Pieracci FM, Doben AR, Eriksson E, Bauman ZM, Gupta P, Semon G, Greiffenstein P, Chapman AJ, Kim BD, Lottenberg L, Gardner S, Marasco S, White T. Characteristics of hardware failure in patients undergoing surgical stabilization of rib fractures: A Chest Wall Injury Society multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 12; 87(6):1277-1281.
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Maron BJ, Harris KM, Maron MS. The Guidant Affair revisited?but this time with good news. Heart Rhythm. 2020 03; 17(3):512-513.
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Silverman J. On hold: what to report after a study is halted? Lab Anim (NY). 2019 Aug; 48(8):221.
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Foroughi CK, Sibley C, Brown NL, Rovira E, Pak R, Coyne JT. Detecting automation failures in a simulated supervisory control environment. Ergonomics. 2019 Sep; 62(9):1150-1161.
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Abdulsalam N, Goldsweig AM. Porous CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder Balloons Within the Right Atrial Cavity. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 07 23; 11(14):e117-e118.
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Knox D, Rollins S. Repair of Tunneled Pleural Catheter. Chest. 2018 01; 153(1):291-292.
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Kakouros N, Kakouros SN. Pacemaker malfunction risks within the electromagnetically rich hospital environment. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2018 Jul - Aug; 59(4):247-248.
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Deeb W, Patel A, Okun MS, Gunduz A. Management of Elevated Therapeutic Impedances on Deep Brain Stimulation Leads. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2017; 7:493.
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Turakhia MP, Zweibel S, Swain AL, Mollenkopf SA, Reynolds MR. Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures Associated With Appropriate and Inappropriate Implantable Defibrillator Shocks. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017 02; 10(2).